MSU math ed will be traveling to Washington, DC next week for research presentations. Three annual conferences, the 2023 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Research Conference, NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition, and the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) Conference will all be held the last week of October, and all in Washington, DC.

The 2023 NCTM Research Conference will take place October 24-25. The NCTM Research Conference works to bring together a community built on sharing and building collective research and support to one another as they work to inform mathematics pedagogy and practices. Day one will take place at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center, with day two following at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. MSU’s Beth Herbel-Eisenmann and Gail Burrill will be presenting at the research conference.

Continuing on October 25-28, Gail Burrill and Sheila Orr will be presenting at the NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition. The theme for the conference is Creating Spaces for Change Through Community: It Starts With You and aims to create a strong foundation for building and learning together during the school year. This year's conference will be held mainly at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

MSU will have a booth at the NCTM Exhibit Hall October 25-27: Booth #232! If you are interested in starting a doctoral program in mathematics education, we would love to meet you and share some information! We also look forward to seeing friends and alumni, so please stop by and say hello!

The Mathematics Education Trust (MET) at NCTM has selected Elizabeth (Betty) Difanis Phillips and Joan Ferrini-Mundy to receive the 2023 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Lifetime Achievement Award. Betty and Joan will be recognized at the 2023 NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition during the Opening Session. Following the Opening Session, MET will host a Celebration Reception to honor the award winners.

Betty Phillips is an MSU Mathematics Education Faculty member and an author of the Connected Mathematics Project. Her contributions to the field of mathematics education are transformative, far-reaching, and impactful in the lives of students and mathematics educators across the country throughout her tremendous career.

Joan Ferrini-Mundy is a former Director of Science and Mathematics Education at MSU and she is currently President at the University of Maine.

Congratulations, Betty and Joan!

Immediately following the NCTM Annual Meeting is the 2023 NCSM Conference, which will be held October 28-31 at the Westin Washington DC Downtown. This year’s theme is Mirrors and Windows: Stories of Bold Mathematics Leadership, where conference goers will create mirrors and windows into stories of mathematics leaders and the work they do to support equitable mathematics instruction. MSU’s Gail Burrill will be sharing her research at this year's NCSM Conference.

Information about each MSU presentation at both NCTM conferences and NCSM is listed below.

Written by

Ansley Duke

MSU Presentations

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Research Conference

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

9:30 – 10:45  Walter E. Washington Convention Center Room 202A

From the Personal to the Political and Back: Using Positioning Theory as an Analytic Lens and Potential Tool for Disruption

Dr. Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, Michigan State University; Dr. Beatriz Quintos, University of Maryland, and others

 

3:35 pm Room  Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 203AB

Research Report - Stats and Tech Literacy: Supporting Student Agency and Identity Using Technology and Real Data

Gail Burrill, Michigan State University

 

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Meeting and Exposition

Thursday, October 26, 2023

11:00 – 12:00 Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 146B

Open Doors for Students by Leveraging the Role of Technology

Technology contributes to student success and gives students opportunities to engage in interesting and challenging mathematics. We will explore using technology to build conceptual understanding, connect representations, and motivate students, highlighting how strategic uses of technology can build students’ mathematical agency and identity.

Gail Burrill, Michigan State University

 

Friday, October 27, 2023

2:30 – 3:30 Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Ballroom B

Mathematical Practices: The Pathway to Equitable, Rigorous PBL Projects

Project-based learning is a powerful tool for students to engage deeply with and see themselves in mathematics. Achieving this lofty goal involves leveraging the Standards of Mathematical Practices into a project. In this session, we will unpack how to weave the practices into a PBL project to support rigorous instruction and equitable engagement.

Sheila Orr, Michigan State University; Sarah DiMaria, Cedars International Next Generation High School, Austin, Texas; Carlee Madis, Flint, Michigan.

 

Saturday, October 28, 2023

11:00 – 12:00 Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Ballroom A

President Series: What Does Algebra Look Like across the K-12 Curriculum: Experience the Progression!

Presidential Awardees will share creative ideas for teaching algebra and showing how fundamental algebraic concepts connect throughout a student’s career from elementary, middle, and high school, to the university. Let’s look at why algebra is important and examples of what developing algebraic ideas means across the grade levels.

Gail Burrill, Michigan State University; Regina Kilday, West Greenwich Regional Schools, Rhode Island; Jana Dean, Olympia School District, Olympia, Washington; Lisa Conzemius, Detroit Lakes Public School, Moorhead, Minnesota.

 

National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) Conference

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

9:15 – 10:15 am  Westin Washington DC, Room 14

Let's Take Formative Assessment Seriously

Formative assessment is a powerful tool for ensuring that all students have their thinking heard and gives students with partial understanding opportunities to move forward. Participants will consider three essential components of formative assessment: feedback, its role and strategies for providing feedback that will help students grow mathematically; strategies for inclusion so that every voice is recognized; and instructional moves that establish an asset-based classroom where risk is rewarded, and student thinking is valued. 

Gail Burrill, Michigan State University